Bubacarr Sanneh

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Bubacarr Sanneh
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Serekunda, The Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Real de Banjul
2014–2015 → Horsens (loan) 17 (3)
2015–2017 Horsens 90 (14)
2017–2018 Midtjylland 16 (3)
2018–2021 Anderlecht 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Göztepe (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Oostende (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → AGF (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2012– Gambia 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Bubacarr Sanneh (born 14 November 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Gambia national team.

Club career[]

Born in Serekunda,[2] Sanneh began his career with Real de Banjul.[1]

On 1 September 2014 AC Horsens confirmed, that they had signed Sanneh on a season long loan-deal with a buying option.[3] He made his debut on 10 November 2014 against Viborg FF, where he played the whole match and scored a goal.[2] AC Horsens utilized the buying option, and announced the transfer on 22 April 2015.[4]

On 5 November 2017 Sanneh officially signed with Midtjylland on a four-year deal, with the transfer happening during the winter transfer window.[5]

In August 2018, Sanneh signed a five-year deal with Belgian club Anderlecht for a transfer fee believed to be €8m.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 1-1 home draw with Royal Antwerp before scoring his first goal in a 2-1 win over Standard Liège.[7] In August 2019, he signed for Turkish club Göztepe[8] on loan before terminating the contract by mutual consent.[9] He returned to Belgium in January 2020 to join Oostende on loan until the end of the season.[10] On 25 January 2021, Sanneh was sent on a six-month loan to AGF.[11][12] His Anderlecht contract was cancelled on 31 August 2021.[13]

International career[]

He made his international debut for Gambia in 2012.[1]

International goals[]

Scores and results list the Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanneh goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Bubacarr Sanneh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2019 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti  Djibouti 1–1 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Personal life[]

Sanneh's younger brother Muhammed is also a professional footballer.[14]

Honours[]

Midtjylland

Individual

  • AC Horsens Player of the Year: 2014–15[15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Bubacarr Sanneh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bubacarr Sanneh at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ "AC Horsens henter gambisk forsvarsspiller" (in Danish). AC Horsens. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ "AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med Bubacarr Sanneh" (in Danish). AC Horsens. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Officielt: FCM køber Sanneh i AC Horsens" (in Danish). bold.dk. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Buba completes Anderlecht move!". www.gambiasports.com. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Sanneh hands Anderlecht win in derby over Liège". www.gambiasports.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/bubacarr-sanneh-completes-move-from-anderlecht-to-goztepe
  9. ^ "Fin de prêt pour Bubacarr Sanneh, toujours sous contrat à Anderlecht jusqu'en 2023". Site-Sportmagazine-FR. 28 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Bubacarr Sanneh op huurbasis naar KVO". www.kvo.be.
  11. ^ "AGF henter Bubacarr Sanneh". agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. ^ "OFFICIEEL: RSC Anderlecht vindt oplossing bij GF Aarhus voor Sanneh". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Man van acht miljoen gratis op te pikken bij Anderlecht!". Voetbalkrant.com. 31 August 2021.
  14. ^ FC Midtjylland tester Bubacarr Sannehs lillebror, tipsbladet.dk, 21 November 2017
  15. ^ "Bubacarr Sanneh kåret til Årets Fighter | AC Horsens". achorsens.dk.
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